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One more link - to the 'AND THEN THERE WERE NONE' page. Mrs. M

And then there there were none Foreshadowing


Assignment 1 11/30/09


1) How does a mystery novel differ from a narrative?


A narritive differs from a mystery novel by the narrator in a narrative being a character while in a mystery novel the narator is just an over voice for the story.

2) How might the title be a clue to the story?


The title may be a clue to the story being about murder. The book could go as in one of those poems like 10 Little Dogs (by Owen Ward) where something happens to each one and they are no longer part of the story.

Owen-
Good job of linking everything!
Not-so-good job of doing the assignment!
Let's get going!
Mrs. M



Assignment 2 12/2/09


On your student page ABOVE assignment #1, choose one of the following: suspense or foreshadowing.

1) Find four examples of suspense OR foreshadowing in chapter two. Write the exact wording from the book - that means type the sentences exactly as they are written.



The first obvious foreshadowing I saw was the poem of 10 Little Indians.

10 little Indian boys went out to dine; one choked his little self and then there were nine
9 little Indian boys sat up very late; one overslept himself and then there were eight
8 little Indian boys traveling in Devon; one said he'd stay there and then there were seven
7 little Indian boys chopping up sticks; one chopped himself in halves and then there were six
6 little Indian boys playing with a hive; a bumblebee stung one and then there were five
5 little Indian boys going in for law; one got in chancery and then there were four
4 little Indian boys going out to see; a red herring swallowed one and then there were three
3 little Indian boys walking in the zoo; a big bear hugged one and then there were two
2 little Indian boys sitting in the sun; one got frizzled up and then there was one
1 little Indian boy left all alone; he went and hanged himself and then there were none

The next I saw was Mr. and Mrs. Owen strangley disappear right when the guests arrive

"Mr.Owen,unfortunatley delayed, unable to get here till tommorrow, instructions, everything they wanted, if they would like to go to their rooms? Dinner would be at 8 o'clock."

The third forshadowing I saw was when Vera finished reading the poem

"The sea, so peaceful today, sometimes so cruel...The sea that dragged you down to its depths.Drowned...Found Drowned...Drowned at sea...Drowned, drowned, drowned."

The last that I saw was

"What fun! 10 little Indian boys of the nursery ryhme, I suppose."

2) In a well-written paragraph, explain why these sentences clearly show either suspense or foreshadowing.

In the poem of 10 liitle Indians I saw the foreshadowing of every person there is going to die. One by choking, one by oversleeping, one by wanting to stay back, one by chopping himself in halves, one by getting a fatal beesting, one by getting swallowed by a fish or false clue to something, one getting hugged by a bear, one by burning in the sun, and finaly the last one by hanging himself. I think Mr. and Mrs. Owen are late because they are the murderers. I think the foreshadowing behind Vera after reading the poem that was how she was going to die, by drowning. The foreshadowing of the ten little indians on the plate symbolyzed each person on the island and one was going to be taken off every time someone died.

Owen-
Good ideas, but not much attention to details. If you read your post out loud, or to yourself again, you probably will hear and see your many mistakes. Some sentences don't make sense because they are run-ons; others need help with spelling and grammar mistakes. Mrs. M



Assignment 3 12/3/09




1) Choose five characters from the story. Write two sentences telling what you know about him or her.

Vera Claythorne had let Cyril Hamilton, a little boy who she was the governess of die. Vera was called to the island to be Mrs. Owen's temporary secratary.

Lawrence Wargrave was a retired judge. He was also responsible for the death of Edward Seton who committed murder and was given the death sentence.

General Macarthur is a retired general. He lead his wife's lover Arthur Richmond to death on a pointless mission straight to death.

Tony Marston had run over and killed two little kids in Cambridge by speeding. He is also a ladies man and committed sucide by drinking a substance to make himself choke to death.

Phillip Lombard is a racist ship captain. The law has never been his top priorirty.



Assignment #4: Chapters 1-6 12/6/09

1) Start a plot line. Identify the setting first. Add two or three key events from each chapter to reflect the rising action. Identify each chapter and put the two or three events as bullet points under the chapter number.

For example:
Setting
Time and Place

Setting: Devon, England 1940's

Chapter 1

  • All the Characters are introduced
  • Most of them were invited to indian island by a different person
  • No one one knows who Mr.Owen is
3 different rumors about who owns island, Film star, Mr.Owen, British government using it for top secret millitary operations

Chapter 2

  • Everyone arrives at port
  • It is Confirmed that Mr.Owen owns island
  • 8 people in all at docks 2 aleady on island
  • 3 of 10 work for Mr.Owen

Chapter 3
  • Everyone is charged with murder
  • Mrs.Rogers faints
  • Confessions made or truths told


Chapter 4

  • 9 little indians left on the table
  • Marston chokes and dies on Potassium Cyanide

Chapter 5

  • Marston death is assumed a suicide
  • Mrs.Rogers given sleeping pills(never wakes up)
  • 9 indians left on table


Chapter 6
  • Mrs.Rogers can't be woken up (dies)
  • 8 indians left on table
  • Emily Brent believes it is an act of God that killed Mrs Rogers

Chapter 7

  • Emily tells how Beatrice Dies
  • 2 theoies avbout Mrs Rogers sucide or Rogers killed her
  • Mr.Owen is hiding on island

Chapter 8
  • MacArthur orders to left alone claims end is very near
  • He starts to murmur aboutt how he killed richmond and his wife leslie

Chapter 9
  • MacArthur dies
  • Wargrave concludes that Mr.Owen is one of them

Chapter 10
  • Everyone confides in someone
  • Everyone suspects eachother
  • Curtain goes missing
  • dining room door locked(indians)

Chapter 11
  • Rogers found dead with axe mark in the back of his head
  • 6 indians left
  • Lombard suspects ms brent
Chapter 12
  • Emily brent believes that beatrice taylor killed her
  • Wargrave calls meeting in living room
  • Emily doesn't show up (dead)
Chapter 13
  • Sice rogers is dead everyone must use candles because generator isnt running
  • Wargrave dies
  • 4 indians
  • vera almost is frightened to death by seaweed
Chapter 14
  • Vera is tormented by cyril drowning
  • Armstrong swallowed by a red herring which kills him
Chapter 15

  • Vera believes that Armstrong is not dead and that he is hiding on island
  • The three spend the morning trying to signal mainland
  • Armstrong's body is found
  • Big marble clock crushes Blore's head killing him
Chapter 16
  • Vera shoots Lombard through the heart
  • She is happy that she shhots Lombard knowing she is going to live
  • She hangs herself
  • She thinks Hugo is waiting to marry her

Owen-
You've got some great events for the chapter summaries. They will help with the plot lines.
Be sure and follow the directions for putting assignments above each other.
Finish up the Epilogue and the Manuscript.
Mrs. M


Epilouge

  • Inspectors conclude that Vera, Lombard, Blore or Amrstrong could be the murderers
  • The chair that Vera kicked away when she hanged herself was put back neatly under the table
  • Vera's fingerprints found on Lombard's gun

Manuscript

  • Wargrave faked his death and killed everyone except Lombard
  • He had two contradcting natures, that of Justice and that to kill
  • He overode the jury and convicted an innocent Ed Seton to death
  • He throws a bottle with the manuscript into the sea



Owen Ward